User blog comment:Lathagarr Stormgale of Tronn/Q&A/@comment-3094815-20101201185343/@comment-1145722-20101201201406

Well, like that you have to be baptized to be saved. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that you have to be saved. "If you confess with your mouth and believe in your heart that Jesus Christ is Lord, then you shall be saved" But like Neil said, it's congressional.

And also you don't have to work your way to salvation. Jesus already did all of the work for us. That's what other religions do; you have to find your way to God instead of God coming to us. Indeed, God wants us to please him by doing his work, and it is extremely important for us to do, but it's not vital for salvation. Look at the thief on the cross; all he did was believe that Jesus was the Messiah and had the power to save him from his sins, and Jesus said that he would be in paradise. Works are very, very important, yes. But required for salvation, no.

But yes, just because you say the sinner's prayer doesn't make you saved. It 's all a matter of the heart. They're not magic words or anything.

I agree with everything else you said.